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Like one month ago, i had unprotected sex with a girl, although she promised me she was clean and everything was cool, but like roughly two weeks later after the sex session, i started to feel some difficulties in my private part and in my body system as a whole.
Consequently, a urine test revealed that i have chlamydia which was treated with a single dosage of Azithromycin. I am scheduled to do HIV test as well next month. Although the painful sensation is gone now, but the problem and big fear right now is that i have been having slight headache and low fever for two days now. I just wanna know if these could also be symptoms of HIV, or might this also mean the chlamydia has not been totally treated? is it possible to still be tested positive for chlamydia after a single dosage of Azithromycin? Thanx.
Consequently, a urine test revealed that i have chlamydia which was treated with a single dosage of Azithromycin. I am scheduled to do HIV test as well next month. Although the painful sensation is gone now, but the problem and big fear right now is that i have been having slight headache and low fever for two days now. I just wanna know if these could also be symptoms of HIV, or might this also mean the chlamydia has not been totally treated? is it possible to still be tested positive for chlamydia after a single dosage of Azithromycin? Thanx.
My advice is to get tested. I recently (2 weeks ago) had an HIV test, and it was a scary process. It was something that I feared doing, but my life, health, and the health of those I come in contact with (sexually) are extremely important. I was relieved to get a negative result, and I also realized the need to always practice safe sex. My goal is to remain HIV negative!
You commented after me saying there were no market FDA approved conclusive tests before 3 mths, but I never said there was. I was simply relaying to the person asking the question that the doctors on this forum who have given me advice have said 6- 8 weeks is almost conclusive according to their experience. Sometimes the FDA is not up to date and they have to be ultra conservative anyway on their recommendations. This advice from me was ONLY to give someone relief in knowing that they are 90% or higher not positive after 6- 8 weeks, NOT to say they are CONCLUSIVELY negative or to discourage them from being testing again at 3 mths. An extra month can feel like an eternity waiting to know if you have HIV so I understand why it helps people to get tested mulitple times before the 3 mths even if you think it's pointless.
No we aren't agreeing. You just advised a person to take a PCR-DNA test to get a conclusive result earlier and they aren't even approved for HIV screening.
Move on. We go by the mfg and the FDA test approvals not by your unknowledgeable incorrect information.
No it is not irrelevant. What is irrelevant is the incorrect information you are giving.
well well einstein...this FACT has been stated on this forum MANY times. don't think you are coming here with some new revelation that only you are privy to.
REGARDLESS of when most ppl will have detectable antibodies...the fact remains that there are those who won't. your statement below is misleading and could possibly sway someone to test at 6 weeks and think their test is conclusive. the guideline CLEARLY states when to test. UNTIL this is changed...3 months remains the golden rule here.
"Regarding HIV, you can obtain your conclusive test result much earlier than 3 months. Current generation antibody tests provide conclusive results at 6 weeks. 3 months is outdated and antiquated information based on old generation antibody test window periods."
WRONG ! ! !
REGARDLESS of when most ppl will have detectable antibodies...the fact remains that there are those who won't. your statement below is misleading and could possibly sway someone to test at 6 weeks and think their test is conclusive. the guideline CLEARLY states when to test. UNTIL this is changed...3 months remains the golden rule here.
"Regarding HIV, you can obtain your conclusive test result much earlier than 3 months. Current generation antibody tests provide conclusive results at 6 weeks. 3 months is outdated and antiquated information based on old generation antibody test window periods."
WRONG ! ! !
FACT is, there are no tests marketed or sold to give a conclusive negative test earlier than 3 months.
You cannot find one test that has been approved to give a conclusive negative test earlier that 3 months post exposure.
There are no tests marketed or sold to give a conclusive negative test result earlier than 3 months post exposure.
The chlamydia questions can better be answered on the STD forum. Symptoms are not used to diagnose HIV, if you got chlamydia from the girl who said she was clean then maybe she obviously doesn't know she's clean. 3 months is the recommended test for a conclusive result, however the doctors on this forum claim 8 weeks is a good indicator of final status and would be unlikely to change.
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